Long Term Results of Fresh Femoral Neck Fractures Treated by Cancellous Screw and Fibular Autograft

The study was cleared by the research cell and ethical committee of the institute. Informed and written consent was taken from all patients included in the study. From January 2000 to December 2002, forty-five patients presented to us with fresh (< 3 weeks) femoral neck fractures. Ten patients did not give consent and were not included in the study. Thirty five (M:18: F:17) skeletally mature patients, with mean age 49.38 years (range 40-65 years), having less than 3 weeks old femoral neck fractures were treated by closed reduction and fixation by one or two 6.5 mm cannulated cancellous screw and fibular autograft. Three (10%) patients had garden type II fractures, 18 had type III and rest 14 had type IV fractures.